Yearly Archives: 2011

What does Wiki Government mean for me?

And by me, I mean you. I want you to ask this, especially if you’re a Government minister and even more so if you’re a citizen. In their Digital City leadership paper, New York CIty blends together a business strategy with new media technologies, and they also describe the use of “Crowdsourcing” techniques, such asRead… Read more »

Collective Intelligence 2012: April 19-20, 2012 in Cambridge, MA

The other day, this promising-looking conference popped up on my radar: Collective Intelligence 2012. From the site (emphasis mine): Overview Collective intelligence has existed at least as long as humans have, because families, armies, countries, and companies have all–at least sometimes–acted collectively in ways that seem intelligent. But in the last decade or so aRead… Read more »

Summer Internships Might Just Help You Land a Clearance, And a Job

It’s that magical time of year, when all across the Washington, D.C. area hemlines get shorter, the crowds at the happy hours get younger, and interns start arriving in offices across the city. As someone who’s lived in Washington, D.C. for seven years now (wow – I’ve almost gone native), I’ve become quite used toRead… Read more »

Google extends fiber project to Kansas City, Missouri

In March, Google announced that it had chosen Kansas City, Kansas to be its first high speed fiber community. Now, thanks to successful lobbying efforts by the community an additional agreement with Kansas City Power & Light and Great Plains Energy, the companies will install fiber-optic lines along existing electrical infrastructure thereby extending the networkRead… Read more »

Social Media in Government 101 Course Description, with Bibliography – Your Thoughts?

A few months ago, I was approached by a university and asked if I could teach a Social Media class. Though I have not committed to teaching the class (those of you who grade papers will know why), I have put together a rough outline of what I’d like to cover, how I’d structure theRead… Read more »

Knowledge Worker 2.0

I rather like these slides from Stephen Collins. Knowledge Worker 2.0 – Power to the people View more presentations from Stephen Collins Possibly related posts: Learning, knowledge and the ‘net Nothing’s really new… A brief tour of Scotland… The Read/Write Organisation Importance of workflow in social technology Original post

Finally a Conference for Me… and for YOU: NGGS

I love conferences. No seriously, I do. They give you the chance to hear from amazing people, learn new things, and meet awesome people! In my short time working full time after college, I’ve attended my share of amazing conferences, but now there’s one for young people like me..and like you. Young Govie? Just startingRead… Read more »